Kilballyowen

111 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Kilballyowen, from 18 m² to 244,691 m² (24.47 ha, 60.46 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 61 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Kilballyowen in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 10 Jun 2026Conditional

  construction of a new dwelling house, entrance, driveway, packaged wastewater system and tertiary treatment filter , installation of mobile home for duration of the construction period and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2660643

• 5 Jun 2026N/a

  a dwelling extension and modifications to an existing dwelling, new wastewater treatment system & polishing filter and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660635

• 14 Nov 2025Conditional

  dwelling extensions and modifications to an existing dwelling and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561184

• 18 Sept 2025Conditional

  the construction of an extension to the rear of the existing dwelling comprising of kitchen, utility, bedroom, installation of new percolation area and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560941

• 23 Apr 2025Conditional

  the construction of a single storey dwelling, attached carport, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2560355

• 21 Aug 2024Conditional

  change of house type, change of site layout to include repositioning of house and septic tank & percolation on the site, alterations to site boundaries together with all associated site works under previously permitted governing permission Reference Number 21/1801

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2460837

• 22 Dec 2023Conditional

  a partially constructed domestic extension and for permission to complete the construction of the extension and for a new wastewater treatment system & polishing filter and all associated site works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360967

• 27 Feb 2023N/a

  the construction of a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and percolation area, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 2360108

• 12 Dec 2022Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance, dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 221333

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  the construction of a vehicular entrance, dwelling house, garage, septic tank & percolation area together with all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211801

• 15 Jun 2021Conditional

  extension to rear of existing dwelling and provision of new effluent treatment system together with associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 21843

• 12 Nov 2020Conditional

  an extension comprising storage areas, dressing rooms, Physio room, extensions to gymnasium and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 201160

• 30 Apr 2019Conditional

  (i) milking parlour building incorporating collecting/drafting yard, flow channel, slatted tank, meal bin, office, plant room, (ii) demolition of existing concrete access road from underpass replaced with new concrete access road from underpass provided and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19427

• 18 Apr 2019Conditional

  a single storey extension to side of existing cottage. Alterations to existing elevations of cottage. Demolition of storage area to side of cottage. Provision of a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter. Modifications to front side boundary wall and entrance and all associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19375

• 18 Oct 2018Conditional

  (a) renovation of existing dwelling house together with alterations to elevations, (b) construction of an outbuilding for use ancillary to the existing house consisting of a garden shed with games room area, and (c) all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 181017

• 12 Jan 2018Conditional

  construction of a two storey extension to rear of existing cottage. Alterations to existing elevations of cottage. Demolition of storage area to side of cottage. provision of a new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter. Provision of car parking. Modifications to front site boundary wall and entrance. All associated ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 1820

• 23 Nov 2017Conditional

  construction of a single storey dwelling house, garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, proposed new entrance and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171084

• 22 Sept 2017Conditional

  the construction of a cattle underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17876

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Glen Bog SAC 001430
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Glen Bog 001430

Recorded monuments

• LI032-124 Castle - unclassified
  Description

  Described by O'Kelly (1944, 20) as following; 'No trace now visible. A modern Georgian house has been built on the site and it is said that parts of the castle were incorporated in this'. Kilballyowen House was demolished in the late 1960s. According to Lewis (1837) the O'Grady family built a very extensive castle at Kilballyowen which in 1837 wad described as having been 'incorporated with the modern dwelling-house, and contains four room in excellent order'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 August 2019

• LI032-125 Standing stone
  Description

  Modern livestock scratching post described by O'Kelly (1944, 20) as following; 'At the S.W. base of Knockderk Hill there is a standing stone. It was erected within living memory as a scratching-post for cattle'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 06 August 2019

• LI032-126001 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In improved pasture, on grounds of Kilballyowen House, 70m N of current access road which lies 700m W of a townland boundary with Knockainy. Ring-barrow (LI032-126002-) lies to the immediate E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Identified by Grogan (1989, 234) as a circular-shaped cropmark labelled ‘Kilballyowen 1’. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. The precise location of this monument cannot be confirmed without access to thesis which is not included in the paper file. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 November 2020

• LI032-126002 Barrow - ring-barrow
  Description

  In improved pasture, on the grounds of Kilballyowen House, 75m to N of current access road and which lies 690m W of a townland boundary with Knockainy. Ring-barrow (LI032-126001-) lies to the immediate W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps, although this location is shown to the immediately S of an earlier driveway leading to Kilballyowen House. Identified by Grogan (1989, 234) as a circular-shaped cropmark labelled ‘Kilballyowen 2’ . Area of monument is obscured by trees on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. The precise location of this monument cannot be confirmed without access to thesis which is not included in the paper file. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 9 November 2020

• LI032-127 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  Stone fort described by O'Kelly (1944, 22) as following; 'Now very collapsed but seems to have had a stone rampart which remains to a height of 2' 6" [0.76m]. The entrance is not recognisable. Overall diameter 98' [30m]. It lies on the W. slope of Knockainy Hill just inside the Hill Fort bank described above'. In 2004 this cashel was described as 'This circular site measures 19m east-west and is surrounded by a stone bank. No evidence of coursing was noted. The dished interior did not contain any features and no entrance was visible' (Condit and Coyne 2004). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 09 August 2019

• LI032-130 Earthwork
  Description

  On a gentle NW-facing slope, in improved pasture which is replanted with intermittent woodland, on former deer park of Kilballyowen House and which lies 15m to W of a townland boundary with Knockainy. Enclosure (LI032-230004-) lies 80m to NE and ringfort (LI032-127----) lies 130m to SW. Not depicted on OSi historic maps, where area is under woodland cover. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimages taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimages taken 2011-2013 or on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018. Potential monument identified from examination of aerial photographs (GSIAP 538/539). The precise location of this monument cannot be confirmed without access to aerial photograph which is missing from the paper file (SMR File). See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Date of upload: 9 November 2020 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/26 date taken 13/09/2002.

• LI032-217 Earthwork
  Description

  In low-lying, wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 135m E of a townland boundary with Grillagh. Bullaun stone (LI032-123----) lies 230m to W. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 207: AP 5/2010) as a pair of gently curving parallel cropmarks. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 207 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-219 Enclosure
  Description

  In improved pasture, 140m SW of a townland boundary with Patrickswell. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 208.01 & 208.02: AP 5/2011) as a roughly oval-shaped cropmark within the centre of a rectilinear-shaped cropmark, which is open to SSW. Monument is visible as a roughly oval-shaped cropmark (35m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) within the centre of a rectilinear-shaped cropmark (60m WNW-ESE; 56m NNE-SSW) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. The SW area of the rectilinear-shaped cropmark is occupied by the corner of a modern house plot and a small field, of which the NE boundary running NW-SE, bisects the central oval-shaped cropmark. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 208.01 & 208.02 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-220 Earthwork
  Description

  In improved wet pasture, cut by land drains and watercourses, 330m E of a townland boundary with Ballydaheen. Enclosure (LI032-221----) lies 175m to SE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 210: AP 5/2011) as a roughly oblong-shaped cropmark which appears to be truncated by a drain ditch to S. Monument is not visible on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, or on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, or on Google Earth orthoimage taken 04/04/2013. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 210 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-221 Enclosure
  Description

  Identified on aerial photograph (Bruff Survey: Map 32, Bruff 244: AP 5/2055). Described by Doody (2008, 135) as a 'subrectangular enclosure, c. 70m x 60m N-S, with ditch and internal bank'; the morphology of this enclosure indicates that it may be Bronze Age in date (ibid.). Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 7 November 2013

• LI032-223 Designed landscape feature
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, on the demesne lands of Kilballyowen House 420m to ENE. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 242: AP 5/2055) as a well-defined linear-shaped cropmark which appears to extend from the pleasure grounds of Kilballyowen House, at SW, towards the W boundary of the demesne. These grounds to W of the house are depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map as a maze of pathways. Monument is visible a well-defined linear-shaped cropmark (min. L 220m; Wth 22m) which appears to be extending from a wet patch of ground on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013, and on Google Earth orthoimages taken 29/03/2012, 16/03/2016 and 20/09/2020. The location of this anomaly, its large width and its well-defined nature, may suggest that it is more likely to be a designed landscape feature associated with Kilballyowen House. See attached Google Earth orthoimages taken 29/03/2012, 16/03/2016 and 20/09/2020 and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 242 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-224 Enclosure
  Description

  In reclaimed pasture, immediately W of a public road running N-S which also marks a townland boundary with Knockainy West. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 250: AP 5/2053) as a semicircular-shaped cropmark. Monument is visible as a semicircular-shaped cropmark (diam. 35m) immediately W of a public road running N-S, on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. A faint oval-shaped cropmark (25m E-W; 21m N-S) abuts the monument to W, as seen on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 250 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-230001 Field system
  Description

  On a gentle NW-facing slope, in improved pasture, on former deer park of Kilballyowen House located 140m W of a townland boundary with Knockainy West. Cashel (LI032-127----) lies 20m to E, enclosure (LI032-023002-) 55m to NE, earthwork (LI032-130----) 95m to ESE and enclosure (LI032-230004-) 130m to E. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 251: AP 5/2053) as a subrectangular-shaped area containing a series of linear-shaped cropmarks intersecting at various angles and which form a distinct triangular-shaped cropmark in the centre of the field system. Monument is visible as a subrectangular-shaped area (9.4 acres/3.8ha) containing a series of linear-shaped cropmarks intersecting at various angles and which form a distinct triangular-shaped cropmark in the centre of the field system as seen on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage taken 20/09/2020. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and Bruff aerial survey image labelled 251 Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 16 November 2020

• LI032-295 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  On the demesne lands of Kilballyowen House and castle site (LI032-124----) 500m to NW, 200m N of a townland boundary with Baggotstown. Burial ground (LI040-009----) lies 350m to SW. Depicted as a woodland plantation (133m NE-SW; 58m NW-SE) on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch and not depicted as an antiquity. Only the E half of the woodland plantation is depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where it has been bisected by a field drain. Woodland plantation is visible as a roughly oblong-shaped area (140m NE-SW; 65m NW-SE) of a wood-covered area across the E portion and by a cropmark defining the W portion, as seen on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 November 2020

• LI032-308 Earthwork
  Description

  In a rough, wet area of improved pasture, abutting a public road to WSW and a land drain to SSE, on former deer park of Kilballyowen House, located 275m NW of a townland boundary with Ballynalahagh. Not depicted on OSi historic maps. Monument identified by the Bruff aerial photographic survey in 1986 (Bruff 246: AP5/2054) as a large rectangular-shaped cropmark. Levelled monument is visible as a faint rectangular-shaped cropmark (125m NNW-SSE; 68m ENE-WSW) on OSi orthoimage taken 2005-2012, on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-2013 and on Google Earth orthoimage 24/09/2019. Doubtful antiquity, may be related to post-1700 land reclamation. See attached Google Earth orthoimage and annotated SMR map showing extent of Bruff monument 246. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 29 November 2020

• LI032-309 Designed landscape - tree-ring
  Description

  On the demesne lands of Kilballyowen House and castle site (LI032-124----) 500m to NW, 200m N of a townland boundary with Baggotstown. Burial ground (LI040-009----) lies 350m to SW. Depicted as a woodland plantation on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch and not depicted as an antiquity. Only the E half of the woodland plantation is depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map where it has been bisected by a field drain. Woodland plantation is visible as a roughly oblong-shaped area of a wood-covered area across the E portion and by a cropmark defining the W portion, as seen on Google Earth orthoimage taken 05/04/2006. The curving cropmark of the woodland plantation boundary is visible on aerial images. Not an antiquity, woodland plantation associated with the landscaped demesne of Kilballyowen House. See attached Google Earth orthoimage Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 27 November 2020

• LI032-334 Cursus
  Description

  In 2004 this possible cursus was described as following; 'This 80m-long rectangular enclosure consists of two parallel banks, each 10m in width and averaging 1m in height, separated by a distance of 25m. A bank forms a terminal at its northern end, while the southern end 'vanishes' over a steep incline. The interior is featureless' (Condit and Coyne 2004). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 07 August 2019 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP - 303/26 date taken 13/09/2002.

• LI040-009 Cist
  Description

  In pasture, 35m N of the townland boundary with Kyle. A burial mound (LI040-010----) lies 200m to the SE. Not marked on OSi historic maps. A group of 'long cists' described by O’Kelly (1944, 23) as following; ‘These cists were first uncovered in the course of digging for sand. A rescue excavation was carried out (20) on behalf of the National Museum, when a total of about 8 burials was uncovered, some of which were unprotected skeletons. Others had been removed before the Excavator’s arrival and still others were left unexcavated. The bodies lay E-W with the heads to the W., and all were extended burials. There were no associated finds but in the vicinity of the graves a quern stone was found. It is probable that the graves belong to the Early Iron Age or to the Early Christian period (21).’ No surface remains visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13 or on Google earth orthoimages. The precise location of this cist cemetery has not been verified. The area presently marked as the location of the cist cemetery is adjacent to the carpark of the community centre/sports grounds. Compiled by: Fiona Rooney Date of upload: 20 May 2021

Architectural heritage

• Kilballyowen House, outbuilding, stables, 1790–1810 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached multiple-bay two-storey range of outbuildings, built c. 1800, set around a courtyard. North range comprising pitched slate roof and rendered chimneystacks. Render over rubble limestone walls with blind oculus having brick surround to south elevation. Square-headed openings to first floor, some with remains of six-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed window openings to ground floor having limestone sills. Round-headed openings with dressed limestone voussoirs and spoked fanlights over timber battened doors. Elliptical-headed carriage arch to north range, north elevation having dressed limestone surround and double-leaf timber battened doors. East range comprising pitched slate roof. Render over rubble limestone walls. Diocletian style windows to first floor with timber fittings and limestone sills. Round-headed openings with spoked fanlights over timber battened doors. Elliptical-headed carriage arches having dressed limestone voussoirs. West range comprising remains of pitched slate roof. Render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings to first floor with limestone sills. Square-headed window openings to ground floor having dressed limestone voussoirs and limestone sills. Round-headed openings with spoked fanlights over timber battened doors. Timber stalls to interior having carved timber columns. South range comprising pitched slate roof. Render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window openings to first floor with timber fittings and limestone sills. Square-headed openings having timber battened double-leaf doors. Round-headed door opening with spoked fanlight over timber battened door. Rubble limestone walled garden to north.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

At the centre of the townland of Kilballyowen, about 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Kilballyowen.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

• Kilballyowen, Bruff11 sales

Name

Kilballyowen · Coill Bhaile Eoghain

Area

4,397,220 m² (439.72 ha, 1,086.58 acres)

Civil parish

Knockainy, and its townlands

Barony

Smallcounty

Electoral division

Knockainy, the unit of the census

Census 2022

784 people lived in 279 households in the Knockainy electoral division. 86% of households owned their home. 27% of homes were built since 2001. 7% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Baggotstown, Ballydaheen, Ballynagallagh, Ballynalahagh, Gortnaskagh, Grillagh, Knockainy West, Kyle, Loughgur, Milltown, Mullans, Patrickswell

Placenames

Kilballyowen on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.